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Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
pathophysiologic causes ... Henoch-SchonIein Purpura Anti-GBM ... antibodies (linear ... : Anti-GBM Glomerulonephritis ... pulmonary involvement: Anti-GBM
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
• Malignancy Rapidly ... Glomerulonephritis • Anti-GBM ... antibodies • ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
proliferative • Anti-GBM ... antibodies ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
, resulting in rapidly ... hemorrhage Diagnosis ... : • Anti-GBM antibodies ... weeks By Tess Litchman ... #nephrology #pulmonary
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... Vasculits: ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... #nephrology #causes
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... Algorithm Red ... wall) • Anti-GBM ... antibodies ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis • GN: ANCA, Anti-GBM ... #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Auto-antibodies ... ANCA antibody, Anti-GBM ... usually low in anti-GBM ... Goodpasture's cause ... proteinuria • Path: rapidly
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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, proteinuria, rapidly ... PR3-ANCA): • Microscopic ... tract, and often causes ... glomerulonephritis) • Anti-GBM ... C-ANCA) pattern: antibodies
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
cord resulting in rapid ... levels • NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4 ... AntiCRMP IgG, Anti-Hu ... Antiamphiphysin antibodies ... #management #neurology